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hunter

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21. My parent's small farm, in the same county, got choked out by million dollar mini-ranches...

Sat Dec 17, 2016, 04:21 PM

Dec 2016

... and upscale housing developments.

Most of the wilder places that were my playground as a kid are simply gone now, bulldozed and built over.

All the lemon groves are gone, replaced by big houses with faux tropical landscapes, palm trees and all, concrete driveways with electric gates, BMW's and other expensive cars driving back and forth, their tinted windows never opened, between big box stores and jobs in the city, lonely horses owned as status symbols, etc.

My parents fled civilization leaving my youngest brother and his wife in charge. When my brother and his wife left for less oppressive lands, my parents sold the place and the new owners promptly ripped out and bulldozed everything that was interesting, painted over exterior murals another brother had painted, fenced the entire property, gated the driveway, tripled the size of the house, and added a swimming pool.

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Rural vs. Urban? They're different, for sure. [View all] MineralMan Dec 2016 OP

Just awful. Sadly many farmers are in the same situation yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #1

Your parents are still working at 92 yrs old? leftstreet Dec 2016 #2

Well, they hire some of the work to be done now, MineralMan Dec 2016 #4

My Grandpa worked up until he was 87. 47of74 Dec 2016 #24

Farmers in the midwest are not doing well, either, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #3

they see govt programs as giving free things to blacks and mexicans JI7 Dec 2016 #7

Yes, there is that paradox, too. MineralMan Dec 2016 #8

republicans have a great propaganda scam, that any and every bad regulation is the democrats' fault unblock Dec 2016 #5

But, see...I'm not blaming Democrats at all. MineralMan Dec 2016 #10

not blaming you at all, i'm thinking of the reasoning of others as well. unblock Dec 2016 #13

Early in the Clinton administration... Blanks Dec 2016 #16

agreed NJCher Dec 2016 #26

So for every occasional seeming over reach we scrap all safe guards? libtodeath Dec 2016 #6

No. We do tend to over-apply solutions to things beyond MineralMan Dec 2016 #9

Republicans have imposed uneeded regulations as a punitive measure - notably on abortion clinics bettyellen Dec 2016 #12

Do you know the history of that feces inspection rule? Jim__ Dec 2016 #11

It's perceptions that make the difference, not the actual history. MineralMan Dec 2016 #17

"It's not really a matter of facts. It's a matter of perceptions." Beartracks Dec 2016 #27

Yep. Here's an example from talk radio a few years ago... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #28

Thanks for your post. cwydro Dec 2016 #14

Unfortunately, most regulations will automatically get attached to Democrats because... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #15

Overall demand for avocados is skyrocketing. KamaAina Dec 2016 #18

Organic? Probably not. MineralMan Dec 2016 #19

A lot of that bullshit was backed by Agribusiness Warpy Dec 2016 #20

My parent's small farm, in the same county, got choked out by million dollar mini-ranches... hunter Dec 2016 #21

Yes, and after my parents are gone, their place MineralMan Dec 2016 #23

It still upsets me that trees I planted to live decades were pulled up and burned as weeds. hunter Dec 2016 #31

Should be difft regs for small guys hollowdweller Dec 2016 #22

What state? MineralMan Dec 2016 #25

Those fecal inspections aren't entirely nonsensical TheDormouse Dec 2016 #29

It's tough to stay competitive at that age TheDormouse Dec 2016 #30

I think rural voters are just more receptive to "cultural" messages TheDormouse Dec 2016 #32